Valar Atomics
Staff Instrumentation and Controls Engineer
$173K–$211K
Torrance, California, United States · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum 8+ years.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronic, Computer, or Systems Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder).
About the job
Designs, commissions, and maintains instrumentation and control systems for nuclear fuel manufacturing facilities, providing technical leadership for complex projects.
What you'll do
- Develop and maintain PLC/DCS, SCADA/HMI, ISA-88 batch, SIS, historian, and enterprise integration systems.
- Lead instrument engineering, field commissioning, control loop tuning, testing, troubleshooting, and engineering documentation.
- Direct contractors and consultants, review their deliverables, and mentor junior engineers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronic, Computer, or Systems Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 8+ years of I&C or controls engineering experience in process industries, including ownership of complex projects from design through commissioning.
- Hands-on PLC programming on a major platform using IEC 61131-3 languages, plus experience developing or maintaining SCADA applications.
- Experience with ISA-88 batch sequences, instrumentation commissioning and loop tuning, field instrument specification and sizing, and hazardous area classification.
Nice to have
- Platform certification, ISA CAP or equivalent credentials, or experience with SIS/SIL verification and IEC 61511 documentation.
- Experience with OSIsoft PI / AVEVA PI, LIMS integration, SQL, Python, OT cybersecurity, REST APIs, or GAMP 5, 21 CFR Part 11, or NQA-1.
Pay
$173,000 USD — $211,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Rockwell ControlLogix/CompactLogix, Siemens S7/TIA Portal, Ignition, Rockwell FactoryTalk, IEC 61131-3, ISA-88, OPC-UA, EtherNet/IP
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